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Safety & crisis

What to do when things feel unsafe, and how to get help fast. 25 guides in 6 groups.

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Abuse

  1. Abuse: the basicsYou deserve to feel safe, respected and free. Abuse is never your fault, and help is always there.⏱ 6 min
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  2. Emotional abuse & gaslightingHurt that leaves no bruise is still real. Your feelings and your memory deserve to be trusted.⏱ 5 min
    📝 3
  3. Sexual assault & rapeWhat happened was not your fault. You get to choose what happens next, at your own pace.⏱ 4 min
    📝 3
  4. Child abuse & neglectEvery child deserves to be safe and cared for. One caring adult can change everything.⏱ 5 min
    📝 3
  5. Childhood sexual abuseWhat happened was never your fault. Healing is possible at any age, and you do not have to do it alone.⏱ 7 min
    📝 4
  6. Male survivors of abuseWhat happened was not your fault. Men deserve support to heal, and healing is possible.⏱ 4 min
    📝 3
  7. Intimacy after sexual harmWhat happened was not your fault. Feeling safe with closeness again is possible, at your own pace.⏱ 4 min
    📝 3

Domestic violence

  1. Domestic violence: the basicsYou deserve to feel safe, respected and free with a partner. Abuse is never your fault, and help is there 24/7.⏱ 8 min
    📝 3
  2. Children & domestic violenceChildren feel what happens at home. With a safe, loving adult beside them, they can heal and grow.⏱ 5 min
    📝 3
  3. Healing after domestic violenceHealing is not a straight line. Every small step back toward yourself counts.⏱ 4 min
    📝 3
  4. Domestic violence in different livesAbuse can happen to anyone. Whoever you are, you deserve to be believed, and help is there for you.⏱ 6 min
    📝 4
  5. Forced marriageYou have the right to decide whether, when and whom to marry. Help exists that respects your family, faith and culture.⏱ 5 min
    📝 4
  6. Coercive controlWhen many small rules add up to a cage, naming the pattern is the first step back to freedom.⏱ 4 min
    📝 4

Protective services

  1. CPS: what to knowClear, calm information about how child protection works, so a worry about a child feels less confusing.⏱ 6 min
    📝 3
  2. APS: what to knowEveryone deserves to be safe and to make their own choices, at any age and with any disability.⏱ 6 min
    📝 3

Suicide & self-harm

  1. Suicide prevention: the basicsSuicide is preventable. Pain can ease, help works, and you matter more than you know.⏱ 8 min
    📝 3
  2. Self-harm: understanding itSelf-harm is a sign of deep pain, not a flaw. Understanding it is the first step towards kinder ways through, and recovery is real.⏱ 7 min
    📝 3
  3. If you’re having suicidal thoughtsYou don’t have to carry this alone. This feeling can change, and help is here right now.⏱ 6 min
    📝 7
  4. Safety planning & leavingYou know your situation best. A plan, made at your own pace and with an advocate if you like, can make every step safer.⏱ 6 min
    📝 5
  5. Coping with urges to self-harmUrges rise and fall like waves. You can learn to ride them out, one moment at a time, and you never have to do it alone.⏱ 6 min
    📝 6

Trafficking & stalking

  1. Human trafficking survivorsWhat happened was done to you, not caused by you. Your freedom, your choices and your healing belong to you.⏱ 6 min
    📝 3
  2. Sex trafficking: psychological effects & healingWhat was done to you does not define you. Your body, your story and your future belong to you again.⏱ 5 min
    📝 4
  3. Stalking & feeling unsafeYour fear is real and you deserve to be taken seriously. You don’t have to carry this alone.⏱ 5 min
    📝 3
  4. Runaway & homeless youthWhether you left, were pushed out, or are thinking about it, you deserve to be safe, and help is there.⏱ 3 min
    📝 4

More in Safety & crisis

  1. Witnessing a traumatic eventYou don’t have to be hurt yourself to be shaken by what you saw. Your reactions make sense, and they can ease.⏱ 6 min
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